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RODRIGUES, Marina Lotufo Esvael  e  CIASCA, Sylvia Maria. Contributions of neuroimaging for the diagnosis of developmental dyslexia. Rev. psicopedag. [online]. 2013, vol.30, n.93, pp. 2018-2025. ISSN 0103-8486.

The effectiveness of neuroimaging as evidence of dyslexia diagnosis is indisputable. Even without medication or any other kind of treatment, steps that can be taken in school and in day- to-day patient are essential and can change your life positively. The present study aims to performe an analysis of articles relating neuroimaging and dyslexia, also presenting specific objectives , determining the quantity of articles published in the last five years in indexed journals, related to the subject cited above and to describe what these findings contributed to the study of this disorder and what basis were the supports for the items mentioned. Literature review from articles published between January 2008 and August 2013 was performed in PubMed and SciELO databases. The articles analyzed demonstrate imaging enabled the beginning of research and deeper knowledge of the anatomical and functional differences in the central nervous system of patients with developmental dyslexia when compared to individuals with no such condition.

Palavras-chave : Diagnostic techniques, neurological; Dyslexia; Learning disorders [diagnosis].

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